that until the Salary Grab Act (cartoon pictured) was passed in 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant earned the same salary as George Washington did 80 years earlier?
... that Zhang Changshou co-led a Sino-American archaeological project investigating sites that were sometimes buried under more than 10 meters (33 ft) of alluvium?
... that "The Night We Met", a song by indie-folk band Lord Huron, was certified two-times platinum nearly two years after its initial release?
... that prior to becoming Google India's manager, Sanjay Gupta was credited for expanding Star India's sports business by launching Pro Kabaddi League and Indian Super League?
... that the copepod Mesocyclops longisetus can be used in the biological control of mosquitoes?
... that Egyptian radiologist Sahar Saleem has used CT scans of Tutankhamun's body to theorise that he died from the effects of a knee fracture?
... that the third of Claude Debussy's three Nocturnes for orchestra requires a women's chorus to sing wordlessly like sirens?
... that English footballer Mark Bright was a foster child, started on wages of £10 a week, and has gone on to earn £1.2 million during his career
... that Zhang Changshou co-led a Sino-American archaeological project investigating sites that were sometimes buried under more than 10 meters (33 ft) of alluvium?
... that "The Night We Met", a song by indie-folk band Lord Huron, was certified two-times platinum nearly two years after its initial release?
... that prior to becoming Google India's manager, Sanjay Gupta was credited for expanding Star India's sports business by launching Pro Kabaddi League and Indian Super League?
... that the copepod Mesocyclops longisetus can be used in the biological control of mosquitoes?
... that Egyptian radiologist Sahar Saleem has used CT scans of Tutankhamun's body to theorise that he died from the effects of a knee fracture?
... that the third of Claude Debussy's three Nocturnes for orchestra requires a women's chorus to sing wordlessly like sirens?
... that English footballer Mark Bright was a foster child, started on wages of £10 a week, and has gone on to earn £1.2 million during his career
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